. >>> president obama reawill retn to washington tomorrow and for the first time today said al qaeda was behind the christmas day plot to blow up an airliner. president obama is going through the initial review he ordered after the attempted bombing of flight 253 and he says one thing is clear, umar farouk mittal doll -- umar farouk was part of the group. that it ordered him to attack that plane. >> the president said before the christmas day incident, his administration has been pursuing the group along with the al qaeda network. >> this is a breakdown from beginning to end. >> republicans have been critical of the president and his homeland security chief. >> she said the system worked on television last week. that shows she is out of touch. i don't think she is competent enough. >> today, the president urged unity. >> remember this, our adversaries are those who attack our country, not fellow americans, not each other. >> the white house says it has been focusing money and attention on yemen for some time. british officials say the countries will fund a counterterrorism police uni